The
premier of this Revue takes place on September 4th 1943 inaugurating Westerbork's
newly rebuilt stage. But the yellow stars, worn even on the actor's costumes,
remain a sobering reminder that there's more at stake here than cabaret.
It's no accident that, compared to the previous production, the number
of persons involved has grown by considerable proportions; Max Ehrlich
also has included numerous talented non-professionals in the troupe, both
on-stage and behind the scenes. Everybody realizes that - even if only
temporarily - being part of the production means safety from transport
to the extermination camps in the East. So the Theater Group now includes
pretty much all the positions normally found in a professional theater
production.
The program contains 18 scenes, many of them based on Westerbork camp
life.
With only limited exceptions, the speaking roles are held by German
actors, in fact, German is the only language permitted on-stage by the
camp commandant.

The program lists 18 scenes:

1.

"ROLL CALL! ROLL CALL!" (The full cast)

"APPELL! APPELL!" (Das Ensemble)

2.

MAX EHRLICH SPEAKS A FEW INAPPROPRIATE WORDS

MAX EHRLICH SPRICHT EIN PAAR UNPASSENDE WORTE

3.

E.H.B.U. (Camilla Spira )

E.H.B.U. (Camilla Spira)

4.

"YOU MUST SPECIFY THAT FOR ME!" (Max Ehrlich - Hermann Feiner)

"DAS MUST DU MIR SPEZIFIZIEREN !" (Max Ehrlich - Hermann
Feiner)

5.

"I FELL IN LOVE DURING A WALTZ..." A Scene from the Year
1880
(Esther Philipse, Jonas Blumenzweig, and the dance troupe)